--- title: "Connect BigCommerce to RainViewer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Customer\" fires in BigCommerce, your agent runs \"Get radar coverage tile\" in RainViewer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bigcommerce-to-rainviewer" --- # Connect BigCommerce to RainViewer When **New Customer** fires in [BigCommerce](https://apiant.ai/connections/bigcommerce), your agent runs **Get radar coverage tile** in [RainViewer](https://apiant.ai/connections/rainviewer). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. BigCommerce **3** triggers BigCommerce **19** actions RainViewer **3** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want BigCommerce and RainViewer to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Zed Open Settings, then AI, then MCP Servers, then Add Server, then Add Remote Server. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Codex and the ChatGPT desktop app Open Settings, then MCP servers, then Add server, and choose Streamable HTTP. From the terminal, Codex takes the address with its own add command and then signs you in. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Any other MCP client Paste the address where the client asks for a remote MCP server URL, and name the server apiant-ai where it lets you. APIANT's skills reach the client over the same connection. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What BigCommerce can start in RainViewer - When **New Customer** in BigCommerce then **Get radar coverage tile** in RainViewer - When **New Order With Specified Status** in BigCommerce then **Get radar tile image** in RainViewer Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with BigCommerce and RainViewer ## Triggers and actions 3 triggers · 22 actions - Trigger **New Customer** Triggered when a new customer is added. - Trigger **New Order With Specified Status** Triggered when a new order is given the specified status. - Trigger **New product** Triggers when a new product is added to the BigCommerce catalog. - Action **Create Customer** Create a new customer. - Action **Delete brand** Deletes a brand from the BigCommerce catalog. - Action **Delete category** Deletes a category from the store's catalog by its ID. - Action **Delete Customer** Delete a customer by ID. - Action **Delete Product** Delete a product by ID. - Action **Get brand** Returns a single brand from the store's catalog by its ID, including its name, SEO details, image URL and storefront URL. - Action **Get category** Returns a single catalog category by its ID, including its name, parent, description, visibility and storefront URL. - Action **Get Customer** Retrieve a customer by ID. - Action **Get Order** Retrieve a single order by ID. - Action **Get Product** Retrieve a single product by ID. - Action **List Brands** List product brands. - Action **List Categories** List product categories. - Action **List Customers** List customers, optionally filtered by email. - Action **List Order Products** List the line-item products on an order. - Action **List Orders** List orders, optionally filtered by status or customer. - Action **List Products** List products in the catalog, optionally filtered by keyword. - Action **Update brand** Updates an existing brand's name, SEO details, image and storefront URL. - Action **Update Customer** Update an existing customer by ID. - Action **Update Order** Update an existing order (e.g. change status) by ID. - Action **Get radar coverage tile** Fetch a radar coverage mask tile (PNG) showing where weather radar data is available versus unavailable, for a given tile or coordinate and zoom level. - Action **Get radar tile image** Fetch a single composite weather radar tile image (PNG) for a given map tile or coordinate, zoom level, color scheme, and smoothing/snow options. Uses the host/path returned by the weather radar timeline. - Action **Get weather radar timeline** Fetch the current radar timeline metadata (past 2 hours, 10-minute frames) including the tile host and per-frame paths needed to build radar tile URLs. ## Each app on its own - [ **BigCommerce** BigCommerce is a leading open SaaS e-commerce platform.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bigcommerce) - [ **RainViewer** RainViewer aggregates precipitation radar data collected from weather services worldwide into a global radar...](https://apiant.ai/connections/rainviewer) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from BigCommerce - [ **BigCommerce to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigcommerce-to-hubspot) - [ **BigCommerce to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigcommerce-to-salesforce) - [ **BigCommerce to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigcommerce-to-slack) - [ **BigCommerce to Google Sheets** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigcommerce-to-google-sheets) - [ **BigCommerce to Gmail** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigcommerce-to-gmail) - [ **BigCommerce to Google Calendar** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/bigcommerce-to-google-calendar) ## More into RainViewer - [ **Reamaze to RainViewer** Reamaze is an all-in-one helpdesk for chat, social media, SMS, and email right from your site or app.](https://apiant.ai/connect/reamaze-to-rainviewer) - [ **HubSpot to RainViewer** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-rainviewer) - [ **Salesforce to RainViewer** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-rainviewer) - [ **Slack to RainViewer** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-rainviewer) - [ **Google Sheets to RainViewer** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-rainviewer) - [ **Gmail to RainViewer** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-rainviewer) Questions ## BigCommerce and RainViewer, answered ### ### What can start an automation from BigCommerce? Any of BigCommerce's 3 triggers in the catalog, including New Customer, New Order With Specified Status and New product. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in RainViewer when something happens in BigCommerce? Any of RainViewer's 3 actions, including Get radar coverage tile, Get radar tile image and Get weather radar timeline. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from RainViewer to BigCommerce? RainViewer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in BigCommerce. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads RainViewer's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for BigCommerce or RainViewer? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use BigCommerce and RainViewer without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.